Assessment of epidemiology capacity in state health departments, 2001-2006

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 328-336

  Boulton, Matthew L ^a,b   Lemmings, Jennifer ^c,d   Beck, Angela J ^e  

^a School of Public Health   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Public health practice; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; COLOMBIA; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FUNDING; HEALTH PROGRAM; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAINING; WORK CAPACITY;

EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650932064     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3181a01eb3     Document Type: Article

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